There is good news for the Warren County School District in terms of retirement fund contributions. For now.

As a result of an agreement in Warren County court Wednesday, a private-public entity and its former project manager are going separate ways.

The Farnsworth Branch just got a fish-friendly facelift. Workers put the finishing touches on installing new fish habitat and stabilizing banks in a 900-foot section of the stream, which runs through the Farnsworth Fish Hatchery property.

A state investment in 41 drinking water and wastewater projects will help the Sugar Grove Area Sewer Authority extend its existing sewer line. Governor Ed Rendell announced last week that the $129 investment would benefit 33 counties.

Berenfield Container has a new home in Warren County. On Thursday, Berenfield officials confirmed what many who travel through Warren's West Side have suspected for nearly a month.

Thanks to a grant from Cummins Inc. administered through the Arts Council of Chautauqua County, the youth at the Eastside YMCA are one step closer to producing award-winning videos.

The Jamestown Public Schools board is extending state retirement incentives for non-instructional civil service employees.

WCA Hospital's campaign for its new emergency department will receive funds from yet another major supporter - the federal government. On Wednesday, Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y.

SHERMAN?- Names memorialized on a wall are usually meant to signify great things, in the vein of the Vietnam Memorial or an Employee of the Year. Sherman Central School is no different.

The Chautauqua County Fair's Baby Parade Thursday attracted 28 contestants, ranging in age from newborns (10 days and two weeks old) to the "big kids" of 2 1/2.

WASHINGTON (AP) -People familiar with the talks this afternoon say representatives of New York Democrat Charles Rangel and lawyers for the House ethics committee have reached a plea deal in his ethics cas.

Republican congressional candidate (NY-27) Leonard Roberto called Brian Higgins' mistake vote on the House floor Tuesday that stripped away more than $14 million in federal spending from Western New York evidence of Higgins' incompetence.

YOUNGSTOWN - A special grand jury investigating Mahoning County's purchase of the Oak Hill Renassiance Place issued a 73-count indictment Thursday.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A House investigatory panel is alleging 13 violations of congressional ethics and federal law statutes by veteran New York Rep. Charles Rangel. It came despite efforts by Rangel's attorneys to negotiate a last-minute deal.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says the government will recover all the taxpayer money used to bail out the auto industry last year.

TOKYO (AP) - Toyota is recalling 412,000 passenger cars, mostly the Avalon model, in the U.S., and another 16,420 vehicles in Japan for steering problems, the automaker said Thursday. The 373,000 Avalons being recalled in the U.S.

PHOENIX (AP) - Officers are making multiple arrests at a rally in Phoenix protesting Arizona's new immigration law.

FORESTVILLE - The village of Forestville is taking its next steps toward establishing a new water system - and planning ahead to help maintain their pace in the futur.

WESTFIELD - A list of well-recognized venues for antique book fairs may soon include London, Santa Monica, Allentown, Toronto - and Westfiel.